COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
(April 2007 to March 2008)
	Relative Home	Foster Family Home	Foster Family Agency Certified Home	Small Family Home	Group Home	Other	Total Out-of-Home Placement	Medical Placement	Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized	Guardian Home	* Total Placement
April 2007	10,761	1,705	6,228	135	1,465	45	20,339	183	1,372	3,138	25,032
May 2007	10,817	1,683	6,316	135	1,478	44	20,473	189	1,337	3,125	25,124
June 2007	10,753	1,652	6,284	133	1,440	40	20,302	180	1,277	3,079	24,838
July 2007	10,616	1,645	6,209	130	1,409	38	20,047	177	1,340	3,092	24,656
August 2007	10,521	1,660	6,236	131	1,403	33	19,984	177	1,244	3,071	24,476
September 2007	10,500	1,633	6,194	131	1,380	43	19,881	202	1,229	3,020	24,332
October 2007	10,366	1,584	6,226	130	1,346	39	19,691	194	1,330	3,036	24,251
November 2007	10,356	1,586	6,107	129	1,331	44	19,553	197	1,367	2,987	24,104
December 2007	10,184	1,548	5,950	126	1,333	41	19,182	187	1,289	3,053	23,711
January 2008	9,887	1,563	5,924	124	1,309	39	18,846	186	1,283	3,053	23,368
February 2008	9,645	1,526	5,976	121	1,311	49	18,628	183	1,357	3,075	23,243
March 2008	9,571	1,499	5,964	133	1,289	46	18,502	168	1,409	3,059	23,138
Average	10,331	1,607	6,135	130	1,375	42	19,619	185	1,320	3,066	24,189
* Total Placement includes children in Non Foster Care Placement, Adoptive Home - Adoption Not Finalized, and Guardian Home.
Source: Data are from the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) Datamart History Database - A snapshot of active cases in the
caseload at the end of each report month.
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